މުޅަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मृत (mṛtá). Cognate to Sinhalese මළ (maḷa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ɭa/, [mu.ɭä]
• Hyphenation: މު‧ޅަ

Adjective

މުޅަ • (muḷa) 

1. dead
2. carrion, tref
3. putrid, rotten, foul
4. (India) large boulders on the outer reef

Synonyms

• މެޑަ (meḍa) (Mulaku, Addu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މުޅަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 182